Negotiations between New York state lawyers, some social equity applicants and a group of multistate operators to settle two related lawsuits over marijuana retail licensing have ended without a compromise.
The state attorney general’s office ended talks this week with the Coalition for Access to Regulated & Safe Cannabis, the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle reported.
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The talks began after an Aug. 11 court hearing in which a state Supreme Court justice gave the parties two weeks to reach an agreement.
That hearing included oral arguments from New York cannabis regulators and attorneys representing a group of military veterans shut out from applying for retail licenses.
The veterans lawsuit, filed earlier this month in the state Supreme Court in Albany, argues the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) overstepped its authority under New York’s 2021 legalization law by opening the licensing application window first to those with
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